The Japanese architecture firm ALTS Design Office has designed ''Kounan House'' a house under the eaves that is located in Konanchoshinji, Kōka, southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This residence was built next to the main building in the area, where many old houses stand side by side. The client's request was "I would like to have a space like the o...
Project name
Kounan House
Architecture firm
ALTS Design Office (https://alts-design.com)
Location
Konanchoshinji, Kōka, southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Photography
Masahiko Nishida
Principal architect
Sumiou Mizumoto
Typology
Residential › House
A small house with just 2.5 meters wide that has been transformed into a small oasis, Beira Mar House designed by Portugal-based architectural and design studio Paulo Martins Arquitectura & design, located in Aveiro, Portugal.
Project description by the architect:
Located in one of the most ty...
Project name
Beira Mar House
Architecture firm
Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design
Location
Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Paulo Martins
Collaborators
Bruno Alvarinhas
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Material
Aluminium Technal, Exterior coverings - Lajetas de pedra, Etics, External Flooring - Lajetas de pedra, Sockets - Efapel, Lightning - Artemide, Luceplan, Plumbing fixtures - Ceramica Catalano, Appliances - Teka
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Portuguese architecture and design studio Spaceworkers®, Sambade House is a private single-family home that is located in Penafiel, Portugal.
Project description by architect:
Based on the genetic of the place, the intervention holds, as the main goal, the creation of a contemporar...
Designed by València-based architecture and design studio Carles Faus Arquitectura, Carmen House situated in Dénia, Alicante, Spain. The design of the housing is born focusing on the style of the Ibizan country house, simple clear lines, controlled light and the white colour as starting stroke.
Project name
Carmen House
Architecture firm
Carles Faus Arquitectura
Location
Dénia, Alicante, Spain
Photography
Mariela Apollonio
Principal architect
Carles Faus Borràs
Collaborators
Anaís Penáguila, María Aloy
Typology
Residential › House
Desret house is a hypothetical design proposal by Vancouver-based designer Amey Kandalgaonkar, situated in Wadi Rum, Jordan.
Project description by the architect:
Through architectural intervention in form of a residence, the project aims to highlight coexisting dualities of corporeal landsca...
Iranian architecture firm 4 Architecture Studio has recently completed ''Khaneye Hayatdar'' that located in Tehran, Iran. The experience of the "house with spirit" for us, was an experience of redefining the soul of Iranian architecture with an Avangard appearance. Appreciating the soul can take any form, or in other words, it is independent of for...
Project name
Khaneye Hayatdar
Architecture firm
4 Architecture Studio
Location
No2, Sherafatipour, Azarnia Alley, Banihashem street, Tehran, Iran
Photography
Peyman Amirghiasvand
Principal architect
Mohammad Yousef Salehi, Mohammad Sadegh Afshar Taheri, Kasra Shafieezadeh, Mohammadreza Piri
Design team
Azin Savehdoroudi, Iman Eslami
Collaborators
Farshid Nasr Azadani (Grafic). Shiva Ghaffari, Helia Moradzadeh (Model)
Built area
Ground floor area: 61 m². 120 m²
Civil engineer
Farzad Barazande
Construction
Mohammadreza Piri, 4 Architecture Studio
Material
Metal, brick and cement
Typology
Residential › House
Mezze Residence #2 is part of a set of four private houses located in Quito, Ecuador, on the Tumbaco Valley, on the northwestern foothills of the Ilaló inactive Volcano. The preexistence of many avocado and lemon trees on the site, and the direct views of the volcano where the precursors of many design decisions which had to be weaved with the owne...
Project name
Mezze Residence #2
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Tumbaco, Quito, Ecuador
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Collaborators
Andrés Lucero, Sebastián Montenegro, Martín Antelo, Rommel Antamba, Andrés Córdova / Dyconel (Consultant)
Structural engineer
Nicolás Morabowen, José Salvador
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Portuguese architecture and design studio Spaceworkers® led by Henrique Marques and Rui Dinis has designed Agrela House a single-family home that is located in Paredes in northern Portugal.
Project description by architect:
A house for books. This challenge started with a premise from the...
